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AZ HB2474

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2010

Primary Sponsor

Steve Montenegro

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Origin

House of Representatives

Forty-ninth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2010)

AI Summary

  • Defines "consumer fireworks" and "display fireworks" according to federal regulations and American Pyrotechnics Association standards, and establishes "permissible consumer fireworks" as specific types including sparklers, fountains, wheels, and ground spinners that do not self-propel or explode.

  • Permits retail sale of permissible consumer fireworks if sellers comply with state fire marshal rules, prohibits sales to persons under 16 years of age, and requires compliance with National Fire Protection Association storage and retail sales standards.

  • Declares that regulation of permissible consumer fireworks is a statewide concern, but allows incorporated cities and towns to regulate or prohibit their use within corporate limits while preempting other local regulations on consumer fireworks.

  • Authorizes the state fire marshal to impose $1,000 civil penalties for prohibited use of fireworks on state land, with penalties deposited into the fire suppression revolving fund.

  • Amends the fire suppression revolving fund to include civil penalties from fireworks violations alongside existing monies for wildland fire suppression and emergency response activities.

Legislative Description

Fireworks; regulation

Last Action

Referred to House RULES Committee

2/17/2010

Full Bill Text

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